Ryan Dailey

December 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The proposed fiscal 2024-25 budget, which would be a decrease from a $119.1 billion spending plan for the current fiscal year, is a starting point for lawmakers. They will negotiate a budget during the 2024 legislative session, which will start Jan. 9.

By Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey

6 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The newly passed measure focuses on the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities program, which has been limited to nearly 41,000 children this school year.

By Ryan Dailey

3 minute read

November 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee and the House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved identical measures aimed at allowing more students to receive the state-backed vouchers amid high demand.

By Ryan Dailey

4 minute read

October 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review

It's not uncommon for states that have vastly expanded voucher programs to see an influx of demand, which one expert told the News Service is "notoriously difficult to estimate."

By Ryan Dailey

6 minute read

October 25, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, defended itself by saying it has tools to protect minors who use its platforms.

By Ryan Dailey

5 minute read

October 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Pointing to an "inability to come to terms" on a contract with former state education official Henry Mack, Broward College on Wednesday announced that the board of trustees' second choice, Barbara Bryan, will serve as interim president.

By Ryan Dailey

3 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Stacy Volnick holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Florida Atlantic University and has worked at the school since 1991. She served as FAU's chief operating officer and vice president for administrative affairs before accepting the interim president position.

By Ryan Dailey

4 minute read

September 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

As of Sept. 8, 242,929 students had enrolled in 2,098 private schools using vouchers through the state's two main programs, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and Family Empowerment Scholarship, according to a report by Step Up for Students, an organization that administers the vast majority of vouchers in the state.

By Ryan Dailey

5 minute read

August 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"The state of Florida leads the country in efforts to censor academic freedom and instruction in its college classrooms," the lawsuit said.

By Ryan Dailey

5 minute read

July 20, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Critics, including teachers and Democratic state lawmakers, asked the Board of Education to table the standards to allow for changes.

By Ryan Dailey

4 minute read